Week 3

Question 1

Tarrow’s (1998) definition of social movements

Answer 1

collective challenges, based on common purposes and social solidarities, in
sustained interaction with elites, opponents and authorities

Question 2

What is McCarthy & Zald’s (1977) definition of a social movement

Answer 2

a set of opinions and beliefs in a population which represents preferences for changing
some elements of the social structure and/or reward distribution of a society

Question 3

Snow (2004) argues that movements can be conceived as

Answer 3

collective challenges to systems or structures of authority,’ including various types of
organizations and institutions and also sets of cultural beliefs and understandings

Question 4

General agreed upon definition

Answer 4

“They are collective efforts of some duration and organization,
using noninstitutionalized methods to bring about social change” (Flacks in Staggenborg, 8)

Question 5

Values of marriage as a movement focus

Answer 5

normalization, privileges that come with marriage

Question 6

Harms of marriage as a movement focus

Answer 6

erasure of uniqueness of queer relationships, assimilation, and marriage equality benefits middle-upper class

Question 7

Context of marriage politics

Answer 7

red scare, protecting children, Obama same sex marriage, DOMA

Question 8

What is a dominant narrative?

Answer 8

the lens in which history is told by
the perspective of the dominant culture